Collaret.



C. ILIGAN.

COLLARET.

APPLICATloN FILED 141111.28. 1915.

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CARL ILIGANQ, OF CORONA, NEW YORK.

COLLARET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 12, 1916.

Application filed March 28, 1916. Serial No. 87,154.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL ILIGAN, a subject of the Emperor of Germany, and residing at Corona, Long Island, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collarets, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to what are known as collarets or facings for gentlemens vests, ladies coats and similar garments, and the object thereof is to provide an improved device of this class which is simple in construction and can be quickly and easily attached to, or detached from the garment whenever desired.

The invention herein shown and described is an improvement on that shown and described in an application for Letters Patent filed by me July l5, 1915, Ser. No. 39,945, and isfully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure l is a view showing my improved collaret, or a part thereof, and the method of attaching it to a garment; Fig. 2 a transverse section on the line 2 2 of Fig. l and partly in elevation; Fig. 3 a partial transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. l and on enlarged scale and partly in elevation; Fig. 4 a .view similar to Fig. l and showing a modified form of collaret, the garment being not shown; Fig. 5 an enlarged sectional View of the collaret shown in Fig. 4; Fig. 6 a View similar to Fig. 4 showing another modied form of collaret; and, Fig. 7 an enlarged sectional view of the collaret shown in Fig. 6.

In the drawing forming part of this speciiication, I have shown at a the front part of one side portion of a garment and at bmy improved collaret connected therewith.

The collaret is composed of two separate longitudinal strips b2 folded centrally as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and these strips b2 are composed of silk or any other suitable material and are provided with inner linings 53, and the edges of the strips b2 are folded inwardly over the edges of the linings as shown at b4.

The separate parts of the strips b2 are .with the garment, each of the buttons c stitched together byv a longitudinal row of stitches b5, said longitudinal row of stitches passing' through the edges of the linings b3 and the inwardly folded edges b4 of the strips Z22, and, in practice, the separate parts of the collaret are connected at intervals by transverse stitchings 1) which may be formed in any desired manner, or by any suitable machine, and the said stitchings are so formed as to produce ya longitudinal space 57, and as will be seen the transverse stitchingsbG divide the space 67 into buttonholes 58. v

In practice, a plurality-,of buttons c are secured to the innerface of the garment a at intervals and in connecting my improved collaret, as shown in Figs. l to 3 inclusive, are passed through' the buttonhole neXt adjacent thereto, and it will be understood that either one of the stripsV Z22 may be used, and after the said collaret has been washed or cleaned the shrinking or stretching of the same will not effect in any way the replacement thereof on the garment, as it will always be possible to find a buttonhole for the buttons c. The transverse stitchings and the longitudinal space 57 permitting the thread securing the buttons cto the'garment to find either one of two buttonholes without stitching or buckling the collaret on the garment.

In Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawing I have shown a modified form of collaret in which the separate parts b2 thereof are folded centrally as in the construction shown in Figs. l to 3 inclusive, and the edges thereof are stitched by longitudinal rows of stitchings b5 and the separate parts b2 are stitched together at intervals by transverse stitchings b9 which form between the separate parts b2 buttonholes b1", the same as in the construction shown in Figs. l to 3 inclusive, and in this construction the linings 3 are omitted and the collaret is composed of a heavier or more substantial fabric which avoids the necessity of lining the same.

The construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is the same as that shown in Figs. 4 and 5, except that the separate parts are composed of single strips d of cloth or other suitable material stitched together in the same manner as the strips shown in Figs. l to 5 inelusive.

The ends of my improved collaret may be provided with finishing stitches 511 to preloo vent the same from raveling, and my invention is not limited to the idea of securing the separate parts together by transverse stitchings as wire clips or other suitable devices may be employed to produce this same result but, in view of the fact, that the said collarets are usually laundered, it is believed that the said stitches are most practical, and changes in and modifications of the construction herein described may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A reversible collaret composed of two similar side strips connected at intervals to form a plurality of buttonholes between said connections.

2. A reversible collaret composed of two similar side strips folded centrally and longitudinally and the edge portions of the folded strips being folded inwardly and stitched longitudinally, and said strips being connected at intervals by transverse stitches to form between said stitches and the separate strips of the collaret a plurality of button-holes. A

3. A reversible collaret composed of two similar side strips folded centrally and longitudinally, a folded lining strip placed in the fold of each of said first named strips, and the edge portions of the folded strips Copies of this patent may be obtaneg for strips, said being folded inwardly over the edge portions of the lining strips and stitched longitudinally, and said strips being connected at intervals by transverse stitches to form between said stitches and the separate strips of the collaret a plurality of buttonholes.

4. A reversible collaret composed of two similar side strips folded centrally and loni gitudinally and the folded edge portions of the side strips being stitched longitudinally and said strips being connected at intervals by transverse stitches to form between said stitches and the separate strips of the collaret a plurality of buttonholes.

5. A collaret composed of two parallel strips being connected at intervals by transverse stitches to form between said stitches and the separate strips of the collaret a plurality of apertures.

6. A reversible collaret composed of two similar strips folded centrally and longitudinally, the edges of the separate folded strips being stitched together, and said strips being connected at intervals to form buttonholes between said connections and said strips.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 27th day of March, 1916.

. CARL ILIGAN. Vitnesses:

C. E. MULREANY, II. E. THOMPSON.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C. 

